Our German Ancestors and Their World: A Workshop for Genealogists

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@ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Speaker(s):

Lori Bessler and Antje Petty

Location:

UW-Madison Memorial LIBRARY, Room 126

Co-sponsor(s):

Wisconsin Historical Society

Description:

This all-day workshop will be conducted by Lori Bessler, Reference Librarian for the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) Library Archives, and Antje Petty, Assistant Director of the Max Kade Institute. You will learn how to find your family’s place in the historical context of emigration from German-speaking Europe; discover online tools to find your ancestors in American and European records, learn how to use English and German historic documents, and receive tips on how to organize your research.

COST: $24 for members of the Friends of the MKI—discount code: 4maxkade15. $30 for non-members. LUNCH is INCLUDED in the registration fee.

Register through the Wisconsin Historical Society Store, click on “Events-Genealogy,” chose this workshop, and in the shopping cart add the discount code: 4maxkade15.

The discount code expires on May 15.

Attachment:

genealogy_brochure-electronic.pdf